Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Sexual Health
ISSN 1448-5028 · eISSN 1449-8987 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 6 issues per year · Founded 2004
Sexual Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.85; hybrid open access; median 157 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 47%; 126 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sexual Health is published by CSIRO Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Reproductive tract infections research, together about 43.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishes contributions on sexual health from the widest perspectives including HIV/AIDS, STIs, issues of sexuality, and reproductive health.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine16.2%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions15.3%
- Reproductive tract infections researchImmunology and Microbiology12.3%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences8.2%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine6.6%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine5.8%
- Syphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5%
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 802OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,176 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 57 | 21 |
| 2025 | 126 | 70 | 179 |
| 2024 | 90 | 65 | 282 |
| 2023 | 88 | 70 | 566 |
| 2022 | 87 | 65 | 735 |
| 2021 | 82 | 53 | 902 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
157 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (235 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 47%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1448-5028
- Electronic ISSN
- 1449-8987
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sexual Health
What CAS zone is Sexual Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sexual Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Infectious Diseases / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sexual Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.85; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Sexual Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 157 days (interquartile range 109–219 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “47%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Sexual Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sexual Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Sexual Health open access, and what is the APC?
Sexual Health is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .